Car bomb

United Kingdom

The Omagh bombing inquiry begins — what happened and what is at stake

In the single deadliest event of the Troubles, 29 people were killed by a car bomb in Northern Ireland's County Tyrone on 15 August 1998.

28/01/2025

Turkey

Bomb attack on police vehicle in southeastern Turkey injures nine

Five people have been detained in connection with the attack.

16/12/2022

Somalia

'100 dead, 300 hurt' as two car bombs rock Somali capital Mogadishu

Somalia's president said the toll could rise in the country's deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot in the capital five years ago.

29/10/2022

Ukraine

Car bomb leaves head of Russian-occupied Berdiansk 'fighting for life'

An official in the Russian-backed administration of the Zaporizhzhia region said Artyom Bardin was fighting for his life after suffering major blood loss and losing a leg.

07/09/2022

Ukraine

Ukraine: Regional official among two people killed in Dnipro car bomb

Ukraine's Security Service has launched a terror investigation after a man and a woman were killed in an explosion in Dnipro.

15/09/2021

Afghanistan

At least 11 killed in roadside bombing in northwest Afghanistan

At least 11 people were killed, including three children, after a minivan was hit by a roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan, according to an Afghan official.

06/06/2021

Somalia

Car bomb and all-night hotel siege kill 26 in Somalia's Kismayo

Kenyans, Americans, a Briton and Tanzanians were among 26 people killed when Islamist gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali port city of Kismayo, officials said on Saturday.

13/07/2019

United Kingdom

Controlled explosion carried out in Londonderry after vehicle hijacked

A controlled explosion was carried in Londonderry on Monday afternoon following reports of masked men hijacking and abandoning two vehicles

21/01/2019

United Kingdom

Police make arrests after Londonderry car bomb

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two men following Saturday's car bomb in Londonderry

20/01/2019

Afghanistan

Around 15 people are killed after bomb blasts in Jalalabad

A gun battle continued for several hours with around a dozen attackers who ran into a government building with machine guns and rocket propelled grenades

13/05/2018

Afghanistan

Car bomb kills civilians in Kabul

It was an apparent attack on a foreign contractor company but Interior Ministry spokesman, Najib Danesh said all those killed and wounded in the explosion were civilians

17/03/2018

Malta

No shortage of leads in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation

The slain journalist had no shortage of enemies, having penned stories critical of many prominent local politicians as well as businessmen, both local and foreign, and allegedly corrupt dealings.

17/10/2017

Malta

Malta anti-graft blogger killed in car bomb

Mediterranean island of Malta is stunned after its best known anti-graft journalist dies in a car bomb attack

16/10/2017

Somalia

6 people dead after car bomb attack in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu

The death toll is expected to rise after a car bomb attack in in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu which has killed at least six people and wounded 20 others

30/07/2017

Somalia

Deadly car bomb hits police station in Somalia

Several people have been killed in the attack in Mogadishu

22/06/2017

Afghanistan

Deadly Kabul attack: civilians bear brunt of casualties

31/05/2017

Thailand

Car bomb explodes outside Thai supermarket

Muslim militants fighting for a separate state in the south of the predominantly Buddhist country are suspected of carrying out the attack in the city of Pattani.

09/05/2017

Somalia

Several die in car bomb cafe attack in Somalia

At least six people have been killed when a car laden with explosives rammed into a cafe and blew up in the centre of Mogadishu.

08/05/2017

Syria

Syria: ISIL car bomb on Turkey-backed rebels 'kills dozens'

Security sources in Syria say more than 40 people including 35 civilians have been killed by an ISIL car bomb near al-Bab.

24/02/2017

Turkey

Child dies in Turkish car bomb attack

A car bomb exploded in the garden of a housing complex in the southeastern Turkish town of Viransehir on Friday. A child was killed. 17 people were wounded.

17/02/2017